UK punters to
gamble £10 million on the US Presidential Election
Over £10 million are expected
to be gambled on US Presidential Election in the United Kingdom
alone.
The
open nature of the race for the White House has encouraged
political gamblers to bet record amounts on its outcome: "£10
million will be gambled on the outcome of this Presidential race
- a new record for non domestic political betting" said
William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe.
William Hill cannot split Hillary Clinton
and Barack Obama as likely winners of the next caucus, in New
Hampshire. Hills offer 5/6 that Hillary will come out on top -
and the same odds, 5/6 that Obama will claim his second
consecutive victory over the former President's wife. They are
16/1 that John Edwards will defeat both of them. Hills make John
McCain 2/7 favorite to win the Republican contest in New
Hampshire, with Mitt Romney 5/2 and both Giuliani and Huckabee
20/1 outsiders. Hillary Clinton is 4/6 favorite to end up
winning the Democratic nomination with William Hill who make
Barack Obama 6/5 with John Edwards 14/1 and Al Gore, not yet a
runner, 25/1.
Giuliani and McCain are 9/4 joint favorites
for the Republican nomination with Hills who also offer 7/2
Huckabee; 10/1Paul; 16/1 Thompson. After failing to emerge on
top in Iowa, Hillary Clinton has been lengthened from 5/6
odds-on favorite to 11/8 odds-against favorite with William Hill
to win the US Presidential Election, with Iowa winner Barack
Obama cut from 4/1 to 9/4 second favorite. Hills then offer 7/1
Rudolph Giuliani;8/1 John McCain; 12/1 from 14/1 Mike Huckabee
who came out as top Republican in Iowa; 16/1 Mitt Romney;
20/1John Edwards; 25/1 Ron Paul; 50/1 Fred Thompson. "This is
the original marathon rather than sprint contest, in which early
front-runners are not always still in contention towards the end
of the event" said William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe.
"George Bush and Bill Clinton started badly here but went on to
win."
Published on
01/06/2008
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